What is Building Security Negligence?
July 8, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealWere you the victim of a violent crime? Many violent crimes can be prevented when property owners fulfill their legal responsibility to provide adequate security for their premises. Minnesota law recognizes this, creating the basis for building security negligence cases. Property owners are supposed to ensure their properties are well-lit and have proper locks. In some cases they’re supposed to provide security systems and human patrols as well, especially if their location is known and understood to be dangerous. Sometimes violent crimes are committed by the employees of a business, too. That is why most businesses screen their employees, since they can be held responsible for failing to do so if one of their employees hurts someone. If you are the victim of a violent crime, see to your safety first. Then perform the following steps to give yourself the best possible chance of winning a future negligent security personal injury case. First, seek medical attention immediately, especially if the injury is life-threatening. Follow all of your doctor’s instructions as you can weaken your case by failing to do so. Report the incident to the police as soon as you are able to do so. Be sure to obtain a copy of the police report. If someone asks you to sign documents about…
Read MoreHow Soon Should I File My Personal Injury Case?
July 3, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealEvery personal injury case is subject to a statute of limitations. If you do not file the case by the time the statute of limitations has expired then you will no longer be able to seek remedies for your damages through the legal system. The statute “clock” begins ticking at one of two points: on the date the injury occurred, or the date the injury is discovered. Sometimes there can be a vast difference between the two dates. The statute of limitations differs for different types of personal injury cases. Here are the statutes for a few of the types of cases that we cover. Car accidents: 6 years Animal attacks: 6 years Slips and falls due to negligently maintained property: 6 years Slips and falls due to defective design or construction: 2 years Building security negligence: 6 years Construction accidents: 6 years Defective products: 4 years There is rarely a good reason for waiting for the full statute of limitations to run out. Usually you will want to speak to a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. This is because shortly after an injury occurs you’re usually going to have representatives from the involved insurance companies contacting you, pressuring you to sign statements that could significantly impact or destroy your ability to…
Read MoreIs My Construction Accident a Personal Injury or a Workman’s Comp Case?
July 1, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealThough non-employees are injured in construction accidents the bulk of construction accidents happen to employees. Sometimes the parties involved can try to avoid responsibility by telling you that it’s a workman’s compensation matter and nothing more. If you’re injured on the job then you certainly do have the right to seek workman’s compensation benefits. However, you may be entitled to additional compensation if the negligence of a third party caused your accident. Determining this negligence can be difficult. For example, your injury might have been caused by defective materials that a vendor provided to your company. You might not ever learn this without an extensive discovery process. It’s worth talking to a lawyer simply because workman’s compensation benefits will rarely cover all of the costs of a construction accident, costs which often include not only medical bills but lost wages as well. You shouldn’t expect to be able to pinpoint all of the responsible parties by yourself, and you certainly shouldn’t rely on your employer’s interpretation of events since your employer might well have a stake in avoiding a personal injury conflict. It usually takes a qualified personal injury attorney’s discovery process to locate the proof that you’re entitled to more compensation. This is because construction cases are often a complex web of…
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